Choose Your Cruise are very excited to announce that they’re taking country music fans on holiday again, with Cruisin Country 4 departing 5 October 2014 from Sydney for a seven night cruise aboard Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody Of The Seas. The fourth annual country music festival at sea will feature US country duo Bellamy Brothers with John Williamson, Graeme Connors, Kasey Chambers, Shane Nicholson, Beccy Cole, and many more.

JUST ANNOUNCED: Shane will be performing one show only during the Tamworth CM festival at The Family Hotel on Thursday, 23 January.
Tickets go on sale Monday 9 September at oztix.com.au
This show always sells out, so get in early!

Ballina Coastal Country Music Festival

Shane will be performing as the headline act for the opening night of the upcoming Ballina Coastal Country Music Festival on Friday 4 October.
The weekend will also feature buskers, street performers, markets stalls, prizes and much more all within the local central business area and retail precinct.
Artists appear at local hotels, clubs and pubs throughout Saturday and Sunday with the opening concert on Friday night.
For more information head over to ballinacountrymusic.com

Shane & Kasey were awarded Group/Duo Of The Year at the 2013 Country Music Awards of Australia in Tamworth on January 26 – capping off a huge year and the release of their second collaborative album, Wreck & Ruin.

Shane was awarded Producer Of The Year, following his recent work with Beccy Cole and his latest solo release, Bad Machines.

Kasey and Shane would like to announce that for the Tamworth Country Music Festival 2013, they will perform a free concert in Tamworth. The concert will take place in the heart of Peel Street. This will be their only Tamworth performance and an exciting opportunity for their fans, who make the trek to Tamworth every year to celebrate with them.
“We want to thank all our fans for their ongoing support, not only for Wreck & Ruin, but for all our music over so many years. We can’t think of a better way to say ‘Thanks’ than to perform a very special LIVE & FREE concert, with the Wreck & Ruin Band, right where so many of Australia’s favourite country music stars got their first break – downtown Peel Street in Tamworth at the annual Country Music Festival. We’ll be playing all the old favourites, as well as some of the new stuff. We can’t wait to get there and see you all.”- Kasey & Shane.

Shane wins the 2012 APRA Music Award for Country Work of the Year for “Famous Last Words” in Sydney on May 28! Once again, Arlo has the winner’s grin…

Shane wins first place in the Americana section of the International Songwriting Competition with “The Broken Things”. The field consisted of over 16,000 entrants from 112 countries, with judges including Tom Waits, Jeff Beck, Lucinda Williams, Tori Amos, and many more.

The Grand Prize was won by NZ’s Kimbra. Many other Aussies took out prizes also. For a full list of the winners, click here.

Click here to read the latest press release regarding Shane’s six nominations in the Jayco C.M.A.A. Country Music Awards Golden Guitar award categories:

ALBUM OF THE YEAR – Bad Machines
SINGLE OF THE YEAR – Bad Machines
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR – Shane Nicholson
VOCAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR – Whistling Cannonballs with Paul Kelly
APRA SONG OF THE YEAR – Bad Machines
VIDEO CLIP OF THE YEAR – Famous Last Words directed by Duncan Toombs

For all your CMC Rocks The Hunter info, be sure to grab a copy of the new March issue of Capital News Magazine. Shane will be on the main stage from 1:20pm.

The 2011 International Songwriting Competition finalists have been announced, and Shane has scored THREE finalist spots in the Americana category. He also gained four semi-finalist nods across the Folk/Singer-Songwriter, Americana and Country categories. The prestigious annual comp was won by Kasey Chambers last year.

You can also vote for Shane in the “People’s Voice” award by clicking here.

Bad Machines has been nominated for Best Country Album at the 2011 ARIA Awards.

Shane will be attending the event, along with wife Kasey Chambers who is also a nominee, which unfortunately means his performance at the Queenscliff Music Festival has been cancelled.

But have no fear, there are many other opportunities to see Shane in Victoria throughout November. After a few weeks enjoying some time out with the family, Shane will head back out on the road as the special guest of K.D. Lang on selected dates of her national tour.